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Carmen Llanes Pulido concedes to Kirk Watson in Austin mayor's race
Austin mayoral hopeful Carmen Llanes Pulido conceded to incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson late on Friday. The announcement came a day after Llanes Pulido filed a petition for a partial ballot recount that the city clerk deemed defective.
Austin city mayor runner-up concedes to Kirk Watson
Llanes-Pulido pointed out that a slim margin of 12 votes was the difference from forcing a runoff election. She said her team determined a recount was not in her best interest. Kirk Watson will begin his fourth term as Austin's mayor, and will serve four more years beginning in January.
With Election Results Made Official, Kirk Watson Narrowly Reelected as Mayor Without Runoff
Kirk Watson has been reelected Austin’s mayor in a five-person race that nearly resulted in a December runoff. He will serve a full four-year term, leading a City Council that will retain the same pro-housing bent that enabled local leaders to pass a slew of land use reforms throughout the mayor’s first, shortened term.
Carmen Llanes Pulido concedes Austin mayoral race to Kirk Watson after recount denied
Carmen Llanes Pulido officially concedes the mayoral race to Kirk Watson, one day after filing a petition requesting a recount.Pulido was asking for a recount i
Austin Mayoral Candidate Llanes Pulido Calls for Recount in Tight Race Against Incumbent Watson
Carmen Llanes Pulido requested a recount in the Austin mayoral race, trailing Mayor Kirk Watson by a thin margin.
Carmen Llanes Pulido requests recount in Austin mayoral race, petition ‘defective’
Second-place candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido officially filed a petition to request a recount in the Austin mayoral race Thursday in 11 precincts inside Williamson County.
Austin city mayor runner-up calls for vote recount
The runner-up in the race for Austin City Mayor, Carmen Llanes-Pulido, filed a request for a recount on Thursday. However, the request was denied.
Mayor Kirk Watson Secures Narrow Re-Election in Austin, Ready to Tackle Affordability and Public Safety
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson narrowly wins re-election without a runoff, beating challenger Carmen Llanes Pulido by just 14 votes.
Kirk Watson Narrowly Reelected as Mayor Without Runoff
Kirk Watson has declared victory in Austin’s mayoral race following the count of outstanding votes in Travis and Williamson counties this week. The incumbent appears to have won the election outright, avoiding a runoff in the five-way race, by less than two dozen votes.
City of Austin: Carmen Llanes Pulido ballot recount request has 'defects'
Llanes Pulido's petition comes a week after incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson declared victory in the five-way race.
Austin city mayor runner-up concedes to Watson
Pulido, the runner-up for mayor of Austin, conceded one day after calling for a recount. For 15 years, former Texas schoolteacher Kayla Morris put every dollar she could save into a home for her growing family.
20 Travis County ballots added to election totals Monday night, Watson still on top
After KXAN called Austin Mayor Kirk Watson the apparent winner in the mayoral race last week, a new batch of provisional ...
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Carmen Llanes Pulido concedes in Austin mayoral race, will not further pursue recount
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Ethics complaint against Watson campaign still unsettled after hearing
The question of whether Mayor Kirk Watson’s reelection campaign violated the city’s campaign finance rules remained unsettled ...